Favorite Pipe Smoking Musician

[jcosmoasp]

For me, it's gotta be Albert King, the late bluesman with the left-handed Gibson "Flying V" who influenced many of my 60's favorite bands (like Cream) and was known to play in a cloud of pipe smoke (see below). I still get off on "Crosscut Saw" and "Red House" after all these years.

 

[pstlpkr]

Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull.

 

[oppie]

Gotta agree with Pstlpkr. Ian Anderson

 

[unclearthur]

Ian Anderson for sure!

 

[bytor]

Ginger Baker

 

[igloo]

Bob Marley , dont think it PA though ,

 

[pstlpkr]

Probably Ganja Mahn

 

[ghost45]

Donald Dunn from The Blues Brothers.

 

[chuckw]

The greatest guitarist ever, Chet Atkiins.

 

[oppie]

Bytor, I didn't know Ginger Baker smoked a pipe! The two greatest drummers on the planet. Ginger Baker and Neal Peart.

 

[bytor]

Amen, Oppie! Looks like he's smoking a falcon.

 

[pstlpkr]

Here you go Furandfeather,
Stevie Ray Vaughn

Looks like a Peterson 307

 

[dunendain]

Stevie Ray. I saw him on New years 1987 at the Fox Theater. He kicked ass.

 

[oppie]

Damn Bytor, You are good. I thought I knew everything there was to know about Ginger Baker. Never knew he smoked a pipe. Thanks. Thee drumming God! How I loved his playing. Neil Peart has taken the mantle and has done him proud.

 

[bytor]

I suppose I am so used to dealing with people my age or younger (or who have no significant interest in music)...I half expected that nobody would know who Ginger Baker is!

 

[oppie]

Bytor, I'm 50 so I remember when music was music and players actually were musicians. Not like 99% of the music made today. I have always felt that The Cream were the best players ever. I actually had the pleasure of meeting Eric Clapton several years ago backstage during his Crossroad tour. A true gentleman and genuine nice guy. I'm sorry to say I've never had the chance to meet Baker or Bruce.

 

[unclearthur]

Ginger Baker! Genius!

 

[oppie]

Unclearthur, Agreed!

 

[lbarraa]

Whoa...in English Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker And Albert King

And in spanish Axel Krygier

Bests

Luis Barra

 

[bytor]

Art & Oppie...FYI, I just got the 2 CD set of the Cream concerts recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London in 2005. Awesome!
The track "Toad"....KICK-ASS 9 1/2 minute drum solo!
I would still argue that Peart does a more awe-inspiring solo...but this is impressive nonetheless! Baker is definitely no slouch!